Orioles 5, 
Royals 2
| W: | D. Cabrera (6-4) |
| L: | G. Meche (6-9) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .254 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| BATTING HR: D Dejesus (9, 1st inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D DeJesus (42) GIDP: M Aviles Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Teahen (3, bobble) DP: 2 (M Aviles-M Grudzielanek-R Gload, M Grudzielanek-M Aviles-R Gload). Outfield Assist: J Gathright (R Hernandez at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (L, 6-9) | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89-60 | 4.74 |
| H Ramirez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 1.59 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108-74 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 26; H Ramirez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 9-8; H Ramirez 3-2 Game Scores: G Meche 34 | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| A Huff 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| R Hernandez C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| L Scott DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| M Mora 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| J Payton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| A Jones CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| B Fahey SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Roberts (31, G Meche); N Markakis (21, G Meche) HR: A Huff (15, 1st inning off G Meche 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Huff 2 (49), L Scott (33), N Markakis (41), R Hernandez (32) 2-out RBI: L Scott GIDP: B Fahey, L Scott Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Fahey 1, M Mora 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Fahey-B Roberts-A Huff). | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Cabrera (W, 6-4) | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 105-73 | 4.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 105-73 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Cabrera Balk: D Cabrera Batters faced: D Cabrera 33 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Cabrera 15-10 Game Scores: D Cabrera 67 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | BAL | |||
 | 1st | D DeJesus homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | A Huff homered to right, B Roberts scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Aviles grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | L Scott singled to center, N Markakis scored, R Hernandez thrown out at third. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | N Markakis tripled to deep center, B Roberts scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | R Hernandez singled to left, N Markakis scored. | 2 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 17,909 (37.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:16 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 2nd 2008
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 18 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |